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Trump's Election Day surge powered by small-town America
President Donald Trump's reelection campaign long maintained there were thousands of new supporters tucked into rural, red pockets of the country who would come out and vote for the president when ask...
Nov 04, 2020

In blue and red states, milestone wins for LGBTQ candidates
NEW YORK - Across the nation, LGBTQ candidates achieved milestone victories in Tuesday's election, including the first transgender person elected to a state Senate, and the first openly gay Black men ...
Nov 04, 2020

2020 Latest: Mich. Democrat Peters wins Senate reelection
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 9:12 p.m. Democrat Gary Peters has held onto his Senate seat in Michigan. He has defeated Republican challenger John James, a Bl...
Nov 04, 2020

US sets record for cases amid election battle over virus
New confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. have climbed to an all-time high of more than 86,000 per day on average, in a glimpse of the worsening crisis that lies ahead for the winner of the p...
Nov 04, 2020

Video, 911 calls released in Walter Wallace police killing
Philadelphia's district attorney vowed Wednesday to make his own decision about whether to charge two young officers in the shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr. and not to rely solely on the police in...
Nov 04, 2020

Long wait for Hawaii vote spurs call for more voter centres
HONOLULU - Voter advocates say Hawaii should set up more voter service centres after a last-minute surge of interest led to hours-long lines for in-person voting on Election Day even as the state swit...
Nov 04, 2020

Election splits Congress, GOP bolstered as Democrats falter
WASHINGTON - The election scrambled seats in the House and Senate but ultimately left Congress much like it began, deeply split as voters resisted big changes despite the heated race at the top of the...
Nov 04, 2020

Eta brings heavy rains, deadly mudslides to Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Eta moved into Honduras on Wednesday as a weakened tropical depression but still bringing the heavy rains that have drenched and caused deadly landslides in the country's east ...
Nov 04, 2020

EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called Pennsylvania
WHY AP HASN'T CALLED PENNSYLVANIA: The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, because there were roughly 1 million votes left to be counted Wednesday aft...
Nov 04, 2020

Post-election vote tallying raises fresh security concerns
WASHINGTON - Election Day came and went without any overt signs of foreign interference affecting the vote, but that doesn't mean the risk has faded. A prolonged vote-tallying period in swing states r...
Nov 04, 2020